Legal Opinion
Irma Dreiling, Widow of Leo McLelland v. General Electric Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 18, 1975No. 73--3572PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:
Following a jury verdict for the defendant, General Electric Company (GE), the trial judge denied the unsuccessful plaintiff-appellant’s alternative motions for judgment n.o.v. or for a new trial. Mrs. Dreiling appealed. We fail to find reversible error demonstrated in the denial of her post-trial motions and accordingly affirm the judgment appealed from.
The suit was based upon a claim of products liability for damages sustained by the plaintiff arising when she was required to undergo surgery to replace an allegedly defective heart pacemaker 1 manufactured by GE.…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Helene Curtis Industries, Inc. And Cosmair, Inc. v. Edd Pruitt and Marjorie Ann PruittCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Marsh v. Illinois Cent. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1949
- Edwin Green, Jr., as Administrator of the Estate of Edwin Green, Deceased, and Mary Green v. American Tobacco CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by49 opinions
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- Campbell v. MoutonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1979
- Emeilia Cann and Charles Cann v. Ford Motor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
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